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Dr. John: Babylon

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On January 17, 1969, “Atco” label released “Babylon”, the second Dr. John studio album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Gold Star” in Hollywood, and was produced by Harold Battiste.

Personnel:

  • Dr. John – vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion
  • Alvin Robinson – guitar
  • Steve Mann – guitar
  • Ronnie Barron – organ
  • John McAlister – quarter-tone piano, gongs, celesta
  • Richard “Didimus” Washington – guitar, percussion
  • Al Frazier – bass
  • John Boudreaux – drums
  • Jessie Hill – percussion, backing vocals
  • Plas Johnson – saxophone
  • Moe Bechamin – tenor saxophone
  • Shirley Goodman – backing vocals
  • Tami Lynn – backing vocals
  • Harold Battiste – arrangements
  • Stanislaw Zagórski – design

All tracks by Dr. John, except where noted.

  1. Babylon
  2. Glowin’
  3. Black Widow Spider
  4. Barefoot Lady – Dr. John, Harold Battiste
  5. Twilight Zone
  6. The Patriotic Flag-Waiver
  7. The Lonesome Guitar Stranger

Lulu: New Routes

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On January 16, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “New Routes”, the fourth Lulu studio album. It was recorded September – October 1969, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Arif Mardin, Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

  • Lulu – vocals
  • Duane Allman – guitar
  • Cornell Dupree, Charlie Freeman, Eddie Hinton – guitar
  • Jim Dickinson – guitar, piano
  • Jimmy Johnson – guitar, engineer
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • Michael Utley – organ
  • David Hood, Tommy McClure – bass guitar
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Martin Greene – engineer
  • Stephen Paley – photography

Track listing:

  1. Marley Purt Drive – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
  2. In the Morning – Barry Gibb
  3. People in Love – Eddie Hinton, Grady Smith
  4. After All (I Live My Life) – Jim Doris, Frankie Miller
  5. Feelin’ Alright – Dave Mason
  6. Dirty Old Man – Delaney Bramlett, Mac Davis
  7. Oh Me Oh My (I’m a Fool for You Baby) – Jim Doris
  8. Is That You Love – Jackie Avery, John Farris
  9. Mr. Bojangles – Jerry Jeff Walker
  10. Where’s Eddie – Donnie Fritts, Eddie Hinton
  11. Sweep Around Your Own Back Door – Fran Robins

Redbone: Same

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In January 1970, “Epic” label released the self-titled, debut Redbone studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Lolly Vegas and Pete Welding.

Personnel:

  • Lolly Vegas – vocals, lead guitar
  • Tony Bellamy – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Patrick Vegas – vocals, bass
  • Pete DePoe – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Crazy Cajun Cakewalk Band – Lolly Vegas, Patrick Vegas, Jim Ford
  2. Prehistoric Rhythm – Lolly Vegas
  3. Niki Hokey – Lolly Vegas, Patrick Vegas, Jim Ford
  4. Promise I Won’t Let It Show – Patrick Vegas
  5. Minor Seven Heaven – Lolly Vegas
  6. Night Come Down – Lolly Vegas
  7. Tennessee Girl – Lolly Vegas
  8. Rebecca – Lolly Vegas
  9. Jambone – Patrick Vegas, Lolly Vegas, Anthony Bellamy, Peter DePoe
  10. Little Girl – Lolly Vegas
  11. Chance To See – Patrick Vegas
  12. Red And Blue – Lolly Vegas
  13. Suite Mode – Patrick Vegas, Lolly Vegas, Anthony Bellamy, Peter DePoe
  14. (I Can’t) Handle It – Lolly Vegas
  15. I’m A Man – Lolly Vegas
  16. Danse Calinda – Patrick Vegas
  17. Things Go Better … Patrick Vegas, Lolly Vegas, Anthony Bellamy, Peter DePoe

Kak: Same

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On December 28, 1969, “Epic” label released the self-titled, debut Kak album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Gary Grelecki.

Personnel:

  • Gary L. Yoder – lead vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, arrangements
  • Dehner C. Patten – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Joseph D. Damrell – vocals, bass, sitar, tambourine, arrangements
  • Chritopher A. Lockheed – vocals, drums, table, harpsichord, maracas, arrangements
  • Robert Breault – engineer
  • Rafael Valentin – engineer
  • Terry Dunavan – engineer
  • Bob Cato – art direction
  • John Berg – art direction
  • Edward Kaspar – painting
  • Gary Grelecki – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary L. Yoder, except where noted.

  1. HCO 97658 – Christopher Lockheed, Dehner C, Patten, Gary Grelecki, Joseph Damrell
  2. Everything’s Changing – Gary Grelecki
  3. Electric Sailor – Christopher Lockheed, Dehner C, Patten, Joseph Damrell
  4. Disbelievin’
  5. I’ve Got Time
  6. Flowing By – Gary Grelecki
  7. Bryte ‘N’ Clear Day – Gary Grelecki
  8. Trieulogy – Gary Grelecki
  9. Golgotha
  10. Mirage
  11. Rain
  12. Lemonade Kid

Gal Costa: Legal

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On December 24, 1970, “Philips” label released “Legal”, the fifth Gal Costa album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Manoel Barenbein.

Personnel:

  • Gal Costa – vocals
  • Lanny Gordin – guitar, arrangements
  • Chiquinho de Moraes – piano, arrangements
  • Claudio Bertrami – bass
  • Norival Ricardo D’Angelo – drums
  • Jards Macalé – arrangements
  • Ary Carvalhaes – recording
  • João Pereira – recording
  • Hélio Oiticica – artwork, design

Track listing:

  1. Eu Sou Terrivel – Roberto Carlos, Erasmo Carlos
  2. Lingua do P – Gilberto Gil
  3. Love, Try and Die – Gal Costa, Jards Macale, Lanny Gordin
  4. Mini-Mistério – Gilberto Gil
  5. Acauã – Zé Dantas
  6. Hotel das Estrelas – Jards Macale, Duda Machado
  7. Deixa Sangrar (Carnaval 1971) – Caetano Veloso
  8. The Archaic Lonely Star Blues – Jards Macale, Duda Machado
  9. London, London – Caetano Veloso
  10. Falsa Baiana – Geraldo Pereira

The Oscar Peterson Trio & Herb Ellis: Hello Herbie

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In December 1970. “MPS” label released “Hello Herbie”, album by Oscar Peterson Trio (The) and Herb Ellis (the 113th Oscar Peterson album overall). It was recorded in November 1969, and was produced by Hans Georg Brunner Schwer.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson – piano, liner notes
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Sam Jones – double bass
  • Bobby Durham – drums
  • Hans Georg Brunner Schwer – recording
  • Atelier Hugel – photography

Track listing:

  1. Naptown Blues – Wes Montgomery
  2. Exactly Like You – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  3. Seven Come Eleven – Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson
  4. Hamp’s Blues – Hampton Hawes
  5. Blues for H.G. – Oscar Peterson
  6. A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
  7. Day by Day – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston

Super Black Blues Band: Super Black Blues

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In December 1969, “Blues Time” label released “Super Black Blues”, album by Super Black Blues Band. It was recorded in October 1969, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • T-Bone Walker − vocals, guitar
  • Joe Turner – vocals
  • Otis Spann − vocals, piano
  • Arthur Wright – guitar
  • Ernie Watts − tenor saxophone
  • George “Harmonica” Smith – harmonica
  • Ron Brown – bass
  • Paul Humphrey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by T-Bone Walker, except where noted.

  1. Paris Blues
  2. Here Am I Broken Hearted – Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
  3. Jot’s Blues
  4. Blues Jam

Kluster: Klopfzeichen

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In November 1970, “Schwann” label released “Klopfzeichen”, the debut Kluster album. It was recorded in December 1969, at “Rhenus Studio” in Gordorf, Germany, and was produced by Oskar Gottlieb Blarr.

Personnel:

  • Conrad Schnitzler
  • Hans-Joachim Roedelius
  • Dieter Moebius
  • Christa Runge – voice
  • Conrad Plank – engineer
  • J. Liebig – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Kluster 1
  2. Kluster 2

Emitt Rhodes: The American Dream

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In November 1970, “A&M” label released “The American Dream”, the debut Emitt Rhodes album. It was recorded 1967 – 1969, and was produced by Larry Marks and Peter Pilafian.

Personnel:

  • Emitt Rhodes – vocals, multi-instruments
  • Donald Peake – guitar
  • David Bennett Cohen – guitar
  • Drake Levin – guitar
  • Larry Knechtel – keyboards
  • Don Randi – keyboards
  • Lyle Ritz – bass
  • Chuck Berghofer – bass, drums
  • Pete Jolly – drums
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • John Guerin – drums
  • Gary Kato – drums
  • Joel Larson – drums
  • Joe Porcaro – percussion
  • Emil Radocchia – vibraphone
  • Bill Rheinhart – clarinet
  • Tom Reynolds – clarinet
  • Perry Botkin, Jr. – arrangements
  • Ian Freebairn-Smith – arranger
  • Jim McCrary – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Emitt Rhodes.

  1. Mother Earth
  2. Pardon Me
  3. Textile Factory
  4. Someone Died
  5. Come Ride, Come Ride
  6. Let’s All Sing
  7. Holly Park
  8. You’re a Very Lovely Woman
  9. Mary Will You Take My Hand
  10. The Man He Was
  11. In the Days of the Old
  12. ‘Til the Day After

The Miracles: Four In Blue

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On November 3, 1969, “Motown” label released “Four in Blue”, album by The Miracles. It was recorded in 1969, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, and was produced by Smokey Robinson.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
  • Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
  • Pete Moore – backing vocals
  • Bobby Rogers – backing vocals
  • Ronnie White – backing vocals
  • Marv Tarplin – guitar

Track listing:

  1. You Send Me (With Your Good Lovin’) – Al Cleveland, Terry “Buzzy” Johnson, Smokey Robinson
  2. Dreams Dreams – Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland
  3. Tomorrow Is Another Day – Deke Richards, Beatrice Verdi
  4. Hey Jude – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. California Soul – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  6. A Legend in Its Own Time – Smokey Robinson
  7. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil
  8. We Can Make It We Can – Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  9. When Nobody Cares – Smokey Robinson
  10. Don’t Say You Love Me – Richard Morris
  11. Wish I Knew – Debbie Dean, Deke Richards
  12. My World Is Empty Without You – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland